Cricket Season Thread

[Geo]

Next question , keepers : the worst batch we have had since the Steve Rixon /Wayne Phillips days ??

Since happy cast iron gloves tiger..

Paine has been very good behind the stumps..

 

[jadtiger]

Labuschagne is so far proving to be the debacle it seemed on paper. 10 overs of expensive leg spin. So worth not picking a batsman.

If you looked up the term placeholder in the Australian cricket dictonary, you’d see his picture.

I have always thought Ray Bright was the worst spinner to have a test career in Australia, he could have a challenger if he keeps on getting picked

 

[Yossarian]

Labuschagne is so far proving to be the debacle it seemed on paper. 10 overs of expensive leg spin. So worth not picking a batsman.

Who has Joe Burns upset? That’s all I’ll say

Burns, Patterson, Lehmann - all better than Labuschagne… Even Matt Wade is better.

 

[Harvey]

Labuschagne is so far proving to be the debacle it seemed on paper. 10 overs of expensive leg spin. So worth not picking a batsman.

He reminds me of Steve Smith. In early tests was a crap leg spinner and decent number 9 batsman.

Labuschagne shows the same ability.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Safe to say India are only planning on batting once.

 

[Yossarian]

Labuschagne is so far proving to be the debacle it seemed on paper. 10 overs of expensive leg spin. So worth not picking a batsman.

He reminds me of Steve Smith. In early tests was a crap leg spinner and decent number 9 batsman.

Labuschagne shows the same ability.

I hope I’m wrong but he looks world’s away from even a young Steve Smith.

 

[happy_tiger]

Next question , keepers : the worst batch we have had since the Steve Rixon /Wayne Phillips days ??

Since happy cast iron gloves tiger..

Paine has been very good behind the stumps..

Yeah , but I think the captaincy is affecting his performances

 

[eyewonder]

I reckon tony mann and john Watkins were poorer than ray bright.

 

[jadtiger]

I reckon tony mann and john Watkins were poorer than ray bright.

They were not good either but Ray Bright kept on getting picked when he did nothing.I hate to seem being paranoid but he was a Victorian when often that seemed to be the difference in getting selected

 

[Bozo97]

Starc has gotta go and bring Jhye Richardson in

 

[happy_tiger]

I reckon tony mann and john Watkins were poorer than ray bright.

They were not good either but Ray Bright kept on getting picked when he did nothing.I hate to seem being paranoid but he was a Victorian when often that seemed to be the difference in getting selected

Ray bright wasn't good , but he was highly rated by Ian Chappell with his cricket knowledge , very similarly along the lines of Mike Brearley

Murray Bennett comes to mind when I think of Ray Bright skill wise

Talking of offies who were highly under rated , Bruce Yardley comes to mind , good gully fieldsmen , handyish with the bat

Marnie biggest issue in my opinion is he rushes too much and is trying to bowl too quick , he needs to flight the ball more

The other thing I wanted to mention , is all the talk about bringing the fields up ….........twenty years ago I would of agreed ...... that was until I recently had a swing with a young nephew's modern cricket bat in a muck around in the nets

It looked like it would weigh close to 3 pound and weighed far less than the bat I actually did use 😱pen_mouth:

Even when you don't catch it great the ball just flies off the bat

The modern day test cricketer is easily going to clear mid on /mid off even if he catches it badly

 

[happy_tiger]

Maybe the one thing Marsh has going for him is he is Western Australian …...hey Justin ...............

Because lets face it , that's it

 

[Geo]

Just send in Garry..

 

[happy_tiger]

Out to a full toss , seriously …..

 

[happy_tiger]

I know Tim Paine isn't a top class batsmen , but you could've driven a yacht through the gap between bat and pad

Technique wise , absolute garbage

Bloody ScoMo could have played it better

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I know Tim Paine isn't a top class batsmen , but you could've driven a yacht through the gap between bat and pad

Technique wise , absolute garbage

Bloody ScoMo could have played it better

He’s the worst Keeper/Batsmen Australia has had in the last 30 years. Offers nothing with the bat. He’s lucky to be in the side at all, let alone captain it.

 

[happy_tiger]

I know Tim Paine isn't a top class batsmen , but you could've driven a yacht through the gap between bat and pad

Technique wise , absolute garbage

Bloody ScoMo could have played it better

He’s the worst Keeper/Batsmen Australia has had in the last 30 years. Offers nothing with the bat. He’s lucky to be in the side at all, let alone captain it.

Scary thing is that one of the Fox commentator's said a few tests ago said he had the best technique of the entire Top 7 😱pen_mouth:

Are you kidding :unamused:

 

[happy_tiger]

I know Tim Paine isn't a top class batsmen , but you could've driven a yacht through the gap between bat and pad

Technique wise , absolute garbage

Bloody ScoMo could have played it better

He’s the worst Keeper/Batsmen Australia has had in the last 30 years. Offers nothing with the bat. He’s lucky to be in the side at all, let alone captain it.

They just showed the over leading up to his dismissal …....he is stuck on his crease ......don't know about others but was always taught facing a spinner your first movement is always front foot .....the ball that bowled him he should of been on the front foot smothering the spin

 

[happy_tiger]

We want an all rounder , I reckon we might be looking at the best possibility right now with some work on his batting IN THE COUNTRY

 

[Geo]

I know Tim Paine isn't a top class batsmen , but you could've driven a yacht through the gap between bat and pad

Technique wise , absolute garbage

Bloody ScoMo could have played it better

He’s the worst Keeper/Batsmen Australia has had in the last 30 years. Offers nothing with the bat. He’s lucky to be in the side at all, let alone captain it.

They just showed the over leading up to his dismissal …....he is stuck on his crease ......don't know about others but was always taught facing a spinner your first movement is always front foot .....the ball that bowled him he should of been on the front foot smothering the spin

They should pick you…you'd show em... :unamused: